Evercore (EVR) Competitors $301.43 +0.54 (+0.18%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends EVR vs. RJF, LPLA, SF, LAZ, PIPR, BGC, OPY, FBRC, MS, and GSShould you be buying Evercore stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Evercore include Raymond James (RJF), LPL Financial (LPLA), Stifel Financial (SF), Lazard (LAZ), Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR), BGC Group (BGC), Oppenheimer (OPY), FBR & Co. (FBRC), Morgan Stanley (MS), and The Goldman Sachs Group (GS). These companies are all part of the "investment banking & brokerage" industry. Evercore vs. Raymond James LPL Financial Stifel Financial Lazard Piper Sandler Companies BGC Group Oppenheimer FBR & Co. Morgan Stanley The Goldman Sachs Group Evercore (NYSE:EVR) and Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, EVR or RJF? Raymond James has higher revenue and earnings than Evercore. Raymond James is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evercore, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEvercore$2.43B4.73$255.48M$7.7938.68Raymond James$14.92B2.24$2.07B$9.7116.70 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in EVR or RJF? 86.2% of Evercore shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Raymond James shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Evercore shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Raymond James shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer EVR or RJF? In the previous week, Raymond James had 23 more articles in the media than Evercore. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Raymond James and 4 mentions for Evercore. Raymond James' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Evercore's score of -1.00 indicating that Raymond James is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Evercore 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Raymond James 13 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend EVR or RJF? Evercore presently has a consensus price target of $270.40, indicating a potential downside of 10.26%. Raymond James has a consensus price target of $140.91, indicating a potential downside of 13.12%. Given Evercore's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Evercore is more favorable than Raymond James.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Evercore 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Raymond James 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is EVR or RJF a better dividend stock? Evercore pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Raymond James pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Evercore pays out 41.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Raymond James pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Evercore has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Raymond James is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility and risk, EVR or RJF? Evercore has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Raymond James has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor EVR or RJF? Raymond James received 163 more outperform votes than Evercore when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.30% of users gave Evercore an outperform vote while only 58.26% of users gave Raymond James an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEvercoreOutperform Votes52163.30% Underperform Votes30236.70% Raymond JamesOutperform Votes68458.26% Underperform Votes49041.74% Is EVR or RJF more profitable? Raymond James has a net margin of 13.86% compared to Evercore's net margin of 11.45%. Evercore's return on equity of 20.20% beat Raymond James' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Evercore11.45% 20.20% 10.31% Raymond James 13.86%19.61%2.65% SummaryRaymond James beats Evercore on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. Get Evercore News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EVR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EVR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEvercoreInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.47B$12.24B$10.49B$19.90BDividend Yield1.07%23.94%10.13%3.54%P/E Ratio38.6833.8349.1042.58Price / Sales4.735.173,451.4818.15Price / Cash40.4919.4030.2717.85Price / Book6.384.732.745.66Net Income$255.48M$298.28M$991.93M$984.91M7 Day Performance-0.17%-0.14%-0.33%-0.16%1 Month Performance5.33%-0.13%1.82%0.18%1 Year Performance107.21%33.81%23.56%23.71% Evercore Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EVREvercore4.4666 of 5 stars$301.43+0.2%$270.40-10.3%+107.3%$11.48B$2.43B38.692,195Insider TradeNegative NewsRJFRaymond James4.8086 of 5 stars$162.18-0.3%$140.91-13.1%+56.1%$33.49B$14.92B16.7018,000Analyst RevisionPositive NewsLPLALPL Financial4.7592 of 5 stars$317.05+0.8%$286.92-9.5%+40.8%$23.55B$10.05B23.848,400Positive NewsSFStifel Financial4.7532 of 5 stars$113.42+0.2%$103.17-9.0%+84.3%$11.58B$4.35B20.519,000LAZLazard4.638 of 5 stars$54.95-0.1%$53.00-3.5%+105.0%$6.20B$2.52B21.893,291PIPRPiper Sandler Companies3.5883 of 5 stars$334.13-0.4%$193.00-42.2%+118.0%$5.94B$1.35B35.701,725Positive NewsBGCBGC Group3.2885 of 5 stars$10.13-2.2%N/A+128.7%$4.86B$2.15B40.523,895News CoverageOPYOppenheimer2.9497 of 5 stars$60.12+0.1%N/A+51.7%$621.05M$1.37B9.352,942FBRCFBR & Co.N/A$17.55flatN/AN/A$124.61MN/A0.00259News CoveragePositive NewsMSMorgan Stanley4.8926 of 5 stars$131.69-0.4%$112.94-14.2%+65.2%$212.16B$54.61B20.0480,000GSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.9827 of 5 stars$581.93+0.1%$535.75-7.9%+71.4%$182.67B$108.42B17.0845,300Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Raymond James Alternatives LPL Financial Alternatives Stifel Financial Alternatives Lazard Alternatives Piper Sandler Companies Alternatives BGC Group Alternatives Oppenheimer Alternatives FBR & Co. 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